NCJ Number
9380
Date Published
1972
Length
633 pages
Annotation
PROGRESS AND DEVELOPING TRENDS IN THE FIELD OF ADVANCED INFORMATION AND STATISTICS SYSTEMS, EMPHASIZING SYSTEM DESIGN, APPLICATION, AND EVALUATION.
Abstract
PROJECT SEARCH HAS BECOME A CONSORTIUM OF STATES INVOLVED IN A COMBINATION OF ACTIVITIES DIRECTED TOWARD THE APPLICATION OF ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. AMONG THE PROJECTS INITIALLY DEVELOPED BY PROJECT SEARCH HAVE BEEN THE PROTOTYPE INTERSTATE EXCHANGE OF CRIMINAL HISTORIES AND THE USE OF SATELLITES IN TRANSMITTING FINGERPRINTS FOR IDENTIFICATION. THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DESCRIBE OTHER PROJECTS WHICH THE SEARCH ORGANIZATION HAS WORKED ON AS WELL AS GOALS AND PLANS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH. THE TOPICS INTO WHICH THE SYMPOSIUM WAS DIVIDED INCLUDE OFFENDER-BASED TRANSACTION STATISTICS, POLICE, COURTS, AND CORRECTIONS INFORMATION AND STATISTICS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION, AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS. A SEPARATE SECTION IS DEVOTED TO MAJOR ISSUES SUCH AS THAT OF SECURITY AND PRIVACY IN RELATION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION.